Gauge-invariance in one-loop quantum cosmology
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We study the problem of gauge-invariance and gauge-dependence in one-loop quantum cosmology. We formulate some requirements which should be satisfied by boundary conditions in order to give gauge-independent path integral. The case of QED is studied in some detail. We outline difficulties in gauge-invariant quantization of gravitational field in a bounded region.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9509021,
title = {Gauge-invariance in one-loop quantum cosmology},
author = {Dmitri V. Vasilevich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9509021},
year = {2007}
}
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LATeX, 8 pages